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    Google is the new Slack: Launches workplace communication tool

    Google is the new Slack: Launches workplace communication tool

    By Bhavika Bhuwalka
    Mar 01, 2018
    02:50 pm

    What's the story

    Google has globally launched Hangouts Chat, a workplace communication tool, as a core part of its G Suite offerings.

    Hangouts Chat was first announced at Google Cloud Next 2017 where it was offered as an invite-only preview option.

    The tool, available on iOS, Android, and the web, will roll out over the course of the next seven days.

    Information

    Hangouts Chat supports 28 languages

    Employees can send instant messages to each other on Hangouts Chat across devices, and also have group conversations. They can integrate widgets from other corporate software to access a variety of data on the platform. It supports 28 languages and can accommodate up to 8,000 members.

    Details

    Google betting on machine learning, artificial intelligence for Hangouts Chat

    Google has laid a strong emphasis on artificial intelligence (AI) while building the platform.

    Workers can use the @Meet bot to schedule meetings and the @Drive bot to keep a record of their document activity.

    Hangouts Chat is also deeply integrated with Google's own products like Hangouts Meet to hold video conferences and built-in file uploads to Drive and Docs.

    Information

    Developers can integrate their own bots with Hangouts Chat

    Interestingly, developers can build and integrate their own bots with Hangouts Chat. Google has already built an ecosystem of partners that are integrating their own bots with the platform to provide additional services. These include UberConference, Salesforce, Zoom.ai, and even Giphy.

    Context

    Hangouts Chat will compete with Slack, Microsoft Teams

    Being a part of G Suite, Hangouts Chat will come as a complementary tool for companies already subscribed to Google's services.

    Other elements in the workplace software package of G Suite include e-mail and word-processing tools for which over 4 million businesses pay at least $25 per user each month.

    Hangouts Chat will compete with popular workplace communication platforms like Slack and Microsoft Teams.

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